As much as we like to think that we know something about Greek food – we generally don’t. Pastitsio is a very good example. This dish is widely popular in Greek cuisine but I knew nothing about it until fairly recently. I saw a pastitsio recipe online – the final dish looked very appetizing – and I saved it in my ‘things to try’ bookmark folder, only to forget about it for months.
When I finally got back to it and made this amazing Greek dish, I got reminded that Greek cuisine is not all about Greek salad, gyros, spanakopita, tzatziki, taramosalata, moussaka and baklava. This dish is a gem.
If you like lasagna, I urge you to try it. This Greek lasagna is like a typical lasagna, only more delicate and more creamy. This recipe also uses commonly available cheeses in place of more traditional Greek cheeses that are not commonly available here.
Steps in pictures
Pasta layer with eggs, feta and herbs
Mixed together
Meat sauce layer
Bechamel sauce layer topped with grated Gruyere
Fully baked, fresh out of the oven
